A New Yorker of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara died of pancreatic cancer aged
81 on 3 February 2012. During his 60-year acting career, Gazzara appeared in
more than 100 films and TV movies, including Peter Bogdanovich's Saint Jack
and They All Laughed. Bogdanovich once described his working relationship
with Gazzara as the best he'd ever had with an actor.